Hot chili pepper 'Tabasco'

A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Tabasco is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Tabasco requires a soil ph of 6.0 - 8.5 meaning it does best in weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil.

Start indoors six to eight weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.2 inches (0.5 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 18°C / 64°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Tabasco about 42 days before your last frost date.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Tabasco is a tender plant.

Ripe fruit will be red.